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School
reopens
after
(asbestos
(scare
GODERICH - Students of
Goderich Collegiate Institute re-
turned to school Monday to be-
gln their second semester, a day
later than expected.
Pupils were to return Friday,
but the school was closed after
an asbestos scare. Defective
steam -pipe insulation was dis-
covered when workers were re-
placing a ceiling, • and removed'
on the weekend.
The Huron County board of
education has been removing as-
bestos and installing new insula-
tion at 17 of its schools.
Youth dies
in crash
CLINTON - A charge of care-
less driving has been laid against
a 17 -year-old female in came -
tion with an accident which took
the life of a grade 11 student at
Central Huron Secondary
School Friday.
Jonathon Pouer, 16, of Lon-
desboro, died after he was
thrown from a car which rolled
over several times in a ditch on
Huron County Road 8 in Hullett
Township. He wasn't wearing a
,seatbelt.
Five teenagers, including the
driver, were treated at Clinton
Public Hospital for minor inju-
ries and released. Their identi-
ties were withheld by police be-
cause the driver was charged but
can't be named under the Young
Offenders Act.
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Expansion
frozen at St.
Mars plant
ST. YS - Expansion ST. YS - Expansion to
the Hayes Dana auto part manu-
facturing plant south of St. Mar-
ys has been placed on hold be-
cause of provincial government
polices, according to company
president Tom Dauilo.
The plant employs some 190
people and is one of 20 Hayes
Dana facilities located in Cana-
da. The company manufactures
First council
re-enacted'
BLTYH - To help celebrate
Huron's Sesquicentennial, the
county is hosting "The Session
of 1842" on Saturday, February
8 beginning at 8 p.m. at the
Blyth Memorial Hall.
The production is a re-
enactment of the fust council
session and features students se-
lected from the county's five
secondary schools.
Admission for the event is free
an an informal reception will
follow the play.
Skid dog racing main event
of fust Winter Carnival weekend
GRAND BEND - The most popular spot in Oh
owner of the province tiltia week ud will be Oland
Bend as its animal Winter Carnival epees for an-
other celebridon of snow in the lake ids resort.
Some 15,000 people attended last yaws carnival,
explains chdrmttn Dave Sheppard, but dmis yew that
number is expected to swell to 18,000, or even
more.
With -only a few. days -remaining -to-firm -tip-ar
rtngemonts for the first weekends events, Sheppard
described the situation as somewhat "scary". With
13 snow -sculpting team expected from. around the
world, he worries that the blocks f snow might not
be ready in time or if there will be room for them
all. He also worries about ging the Mexican
team across the border "with a uitcase of knives,
machetes, axes and saws". Di ssions with Cana-
dian -govemment oificialis rake, hum -feel -only alit-
. tle better.
Otherwise, he predicts "the snow sculpting this
year is going to be fantastic". There will be nine
Canadian teams, two American, the Mexicans, and
an English calm.
"Because .it's truly international we have to take
another step and -provide -flagpoles for each of the
competitors," he said.
However, the international snow -sculpting is to be
the highlight of the second weekend of- the Winter
Carnival. This weekend, that honour will be taken
by the sled dog derby, which this year has received
official sanctioning by the International Sled Dog
Racing Association.
Last year's effort to literally scrape together
enough snow to finally bring a sled dog race to the
Grand Bend Carnival was not wasted, confirms
Sheppard.
"Racers will excuse you for cancelling two years
in a row. but if you cancel the third year, they write
j►OU off." he mild
But far from written off, the racers enjoyed last
years event so much that ISDRA sanctioning was
granted and $3,500 is now up for grabs as prize
money for "some heavy hitters in the sled dog
world", making Grand Bend the second largest sled -0
dog event in Ontario.
--champien-feur-dog and-eightdeg-teamswill -be
in the mmning in the Pinery Park on Saturday and
Sunday this weekend, including Terri Killim of
Massachusetts who is the current eight -dog world
champion. Most importantly, the weather looks fa-
vourable:
About 40 teams are expected from all over Onta-
rio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and Sas-
katoon. Even more may arrive if the weather is
gam• _ The first weekend of the carnival also includes
events catering to more local interests, such as Fri-
day evening's fashion show, snow -pitch and snow -
golf tournaments, and the sequel to last year's live
comedy show: As the Bend re -Turns Saturday after-
noon.
A new event in this year's carnival line-up is a
seniors day on Thursday Feb 3, featuring en-
tertainment in the afternoon, fol ow by an eve-
ning dimer/dance more to the taste o the more ma-
ture generation. Jim Swan of TV London will be
hosting the event.
For the rest of triose finding out "Winter's a
Beach" the official Winter Carnival alcoholic bever-
age, the Blizzard, is slated to return to the village's
bars, and there will be souvenir sweatshirts and hats
galore to wear to the more than 40 events planned
over the two-week span.
Dave Sheppard, Winter Camival chairman, says the sled dog races this weekend are put-
ting Grand Bend on the map, internationally.
Labour relations reform meeting
Continued from front page
riding association and spoke in fa-
vour of the legislation, even
though she prefers working in a
smaller, non -unionized environ-
ment
Bolton said a trend of the 1990s
will be a bRfrring of the division
between management and labour,
much as there is at HELP.
She said a stronger collective
bargaining process will free the
government from legislating peo-
ple back to work, and stronger
rights to organize unions will offer
.g voice for people such as the im-
migrant workers in large hotels in
urban centres.
She said the provincial govern-
ment also needs. to be more re-
sponsive to the needs of smaller
communities such as Huron
County, when a layoff of less than
50 people does not qualify for fund-
ing for retrainhng programs.
Klapp, in his closing remarks,
said it was interesting that more
than just the Act was discussed that
afternoon, but "the entire process".
He said he doesn't believe a re-
formed Act would create more un-
ion membership, but will make or-
ganizing unions a much less
"destructive" process.
•While he said he might "funda-
mentally disagree" with some of
the views presented at the forum,
he promised to convey those peo-
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1991 PROPERTY
ASSESSMENT
Attention Property Owners
and Tenants in the County
of Huron
All properties in your municipality are being reassessed.
A "Notice of- Property Valu turn" has been mailed to
property owners and tenants. Your Nonce shows the nes
assessed value of your property.
Your 1992 municipal and sehnrl taxes will be based
on this value.
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An explanation of the reassessment. the date of special
Information Open Houses. and details on how to appeal
Your assessment are included with the Nonce
The 1991 assessment roll. which Ii3is'the assessed valui of
each property in your municipality. will he delivered to
your municipal clerk on March 3. 1992. The final date ter.,
appealing your 1991 assessment is March 24, 1992.
11' you need more information. please call the Regional
Assessment Office. The telephone number is on your
Notice. and in the Blue Pages under Government of
Ontario - Property Assessment Information (Municipal).
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Ministry
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Revenue
Response to our first annual salute to family-oriented businesses was
simply outstanding, exceeding our expectations.
To all the businesses who participated we extend a
sincere thank you.
We know many more businesses who are
. proud of their "family" tradition who would
have been a part of this special feature if we
had enough time to properly present it. To
those who were inadvertently missed, we
apologize.
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Next year we look forward to featuring a much larger cross section of
family businesses in our final paper in January 1993.
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